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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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